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A unique look at the presidency and life of George H.W. Bush from someone who knew him best
khou ^ | 04/27/2024 | Len Cannon

Posted on 04/29/2024 6:53:08 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

HOUSTON — Few people outside of the family knew President George H.W. Bush as well as Jean Becker, his longtime chief of staff. She is sharing stories from her new book, "Character Matters," calling it a roadmap to civility in our polarizing political climate.

Becker is a journalist who became deputy press secretary for Barbara Bush in the White House, then was asked by the president to become his chief of staff once he left office

."I told him I didn't know how to be a chief of staff," Becker said. "I didn't know how to be a boss, do a budget. He said, 'Don't worry about it. We’ll make it up as we go.' So I said, 'OK, I'll stay.' We never talked about it again."

Becker stayed until he died. It was an extraordinary 25 years for this Missouri farm girl who grew up in a town of 300.

(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bush; charactermatters; cia; georgewbush; grabbypoppy; jeanbecker; life; look; nwo; pages; pointsoflight; presidency
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Too bad for saying read my lips and perot
1 posted on 04/29/2024 6:53:08 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Perot was the better choice


2 posted on 04/29/2024 6:56:46 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Reagan’s first mistake.


3 posted on 04/29/2024 6:57:10 AM PDT by Gary from Dayton (Army Vet 1986-1991)
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To: JonPreston

I remember that debate


4 posted on 04/29/2024 6:57:15 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“A New World Order!”


5 posted on 04/29/2024 6:58:06 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It at least showed what a do nothing, go along to get along, globalist establishment RINO President is for everyone to see and avoid in the future.


6 posted on 04/29/2024 6:58:29 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Our national debt in 1992 was $4 trillion, today it’s $34 trillion.


7 posted on 04/29/2024 7:00:27 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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“A New World Order!”

A thousand pints of light - credit, or not so much to Peggy Noonan. They initiated mumbo jumbo worthless meaningless word salad in the lexicon of politics.

8 posted on 04/29/2024 7:01:34 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Perot should have one. The Bush Crime Family should be in prison.


9 posted on 04/29/2024 7:03:38 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Gary from Dayton

“Reagan’s first mistake.”

True, but we were toast either way. Simply not enough will in this country to put Labor Unions in their place. We could spiraled down like the UK (same problem) and been destitute in a decade, but instead Bush started the workaround with China effectively negating the unions. For what it’s worth, it did buy us 30+ years, but this bunch in the White House, via Ukraine, has made DAMN SURE that we’ll soon be destitute in the near future, anyway.


10 posted on 04/29/2024 7:04:06 AM PDT by BobL (A society built on MERIT cannot survive on DEI (ref. South Africa, and now USA))
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To: 1Old Pro

A kinder, gentler machine gun hand.


11 posted on 04/29/2024 7:07:02 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Gary from Dayton

And one of his worst.


12 posted on 04/29/2024 7:09:16 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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They initiated mumbo jumbo worthless meaningless word salad in the lexicon of politics

I thought that was just normal politician language.

13 posted on 04/29/2024 7:09:40 AM PDT by exDemMom (Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Along with the Clinton crime cartel, Obeyme and Schwartz Gyorgy.


14 posted on 04/29/2024 7:09:49 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
GHWB, rest in pieces. Many attended the funeral...

Elites are informed that they are caught

Swamp Rats

15 posted on 04/29/2024 7:09:58 AM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Please.


16 posted on 04/29/2024 7:10:35 AM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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To: JonPreston

Georg H.W. Bush you say? I’m trying to imagine anyone who might care.....


17 posted on 04/29/2024 7:12:19 AM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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If you thought we had a choice before Trump, look at this picture.

18 posted on 04/29/2024 7:12:20 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Clinton looks like he is is horn dog mode.


19 posted on 04/29/2024 7:15:25 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: OldHarbor

Bet he shagged the chick on Wallace’s left.


20 posted on 04/29/2024 7:15:59 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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